Live Webinar: Parent-Child Contact Problems: A Primer for Counselors

Includes a Live Web Event on 06/24/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

Learning Objectives:

Learners will explain Parent-Child Contact Problems (PCCP) as a dynamic that can present in counseling with high conflict families.
Learners will discuss the fine line between validation and complex entrenchment for a child resisting or refusing contact with a parent.
Learners will identify and discuss ethical dilemmas that frequently arise in reintegration or reconciliation therapy, including consideration of potential risks.

Ann Ordway, JD, PhD

Ann Ordway has a Juris Doctor, an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. Ann has published and presented about advocacy for children, high conflict family dynamics, counselors in court-involved roles, and ethics. She is the author of the upcoming 9th edition of the Counselor and the Law, published by ACA and is a member of the ACA Ethics Revision Task Force. Ann is the program director at AFCC, a non-profit, international, multidisciplinary membership organization that provides education and training for family court-involved professionals.

Ruth Ouzts Moore, Ph.D., NCC

Ruth Ouzts Moore, Ph.D., NCC is an Associate Professor at The Chicago School in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. Dr. Moore has 30 years’ experience in the clinical mental health counseling field. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings including private practice, mental health agencies, residential treatment, inpatient treatment, and school settings. Her area of specialty is in counseling children/adolescents, particularly those who have experienced abuse and trauma. Dr. Moore has presented nationally and internationally in the areas of abuse/trauma, play therapy, high-conflict divorce/parental alienation, expert witness/courtroom testimony, autism, and creative counseling techniques. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and scholarly resources. She has served as an expert witness in criminal, chancery, and youth court for her involvement in countless child abuse and child custody cases. She has worked extensively with culturally diverse families in clinical practice.

Olivia Scucci:

Olivia M. Scucci is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has dual Bachelor degrees in psychology and criminal justice, and works as a research assistant on various projects related to ethics, interventions with high-conflict families, and the impact of high conflict family dynamics on children. She is primarily focused on children and adolescents, and trauma-informed practice.  Olivia has served as a behavioral tech, working with children in post-separation and divorce cases with parent-child contact problem dynamics.  She is the lead volunteer for the Association of Family and Conciliation Court conferences and has presented before at numerous local and national conferences, including at ACA in 2025.